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Product Description: Tercera edición totalmente revisada y puesta al día de una obra de referencia fundamental en Oncología, que presenta de manera muy completa y equilibrada entre ciencias básicas y perspectiva clínica los conocimientos más actuales e importantes de esta especialidad...read more

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